Thom Powell the science teacher turned Bigfoot researcher and author, has become a popular name in and around the Bigfoot community. Powell has developed some interesting theories and through his studies believes he has made some connections between his Bigfoot research and other areas of the unknown. His book, Edges of Science has been a huge hit with both the Bigfoot and paranormal crowds even though some of his theories concerning Bigfoot have been met with skepticism. He definitely isn’t your typical mainstream bigfooter but his scientific methods and approaches challenge everyone to keep an open mind on the subject.

Powell sat down with Sasquatch Central for a great in depth interview on his search for the elusive cryptid. Whether you are already familiar with his work or not the interview is very informative and offers some solid insight into his efforts and research. He discusses how he discovered that Bigfoot evidence was more substantial than many believe and how that helped to influence is future endeavors and much more. The interview is very well done and definitely worth a listen.

Searching for Bigfoot is moving into a new high tech era and the hit History Channel show “America’s Book of Secrets” takes a look at some of these new methods. Finding Bigfoot has been the pursuit of many over the years and with technology constantly evolving the Bigfoot community is finding new ways to put it to use. The show takes a look at innovative new techniques being used by The Falcon Project in the search for Bigfoot. Many in and around the Bigfoot community believe these new methods will eventually lead to the cryptids discovery while other are more skeptical sighting the lack of results these new techniques have produced as more reason to doubt the creatures existence. No matter which side of the debate one stands on the use of more and more modern technology used in the Bigfoot search continues to make things even more interesting.

The 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty has pretty much been an epic fail as far as Bigfoot research goes. After seeing just two episodes of the show i gave up on it and couldn’t find any positives that it provided what so ever. From the horrible Survivor like set up to and the use of well worthless research tactics i found it to be a total waste of time , even the clearly scripted drama filled parts of the show were horrific. Maybe there is still a shining light to come out of the darkness even though it may not be any kind of help to Bigfoot research or advancing the cause it sure is nice to look at. That shining light is the lovely Natalia Reagon one of the three judges on the show. She is a Anthropologist and into primate conservation but she has a much lighter side and a kind of wild and wacky attitude that is quite attractive.

It is very unlikely anything else worth wild comes from this disaster of a Bigfoot show but i think most of us will admit the 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Booty shot below ain’t bad at all !

Well the ratings for the new 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty series and in and well they aren’t all that great. These low numbers come as no surprise to me after watching the first two episodes i was not very impressed and will not be watching any future episodes. The promises of Bigfoot research being done with a scientific approach on the show were not quite fulfilled and the survivor like reality show aspect of teams competing to stay on show falls flat. Like most Bigfoot enthusiasts i am always open minded and ready to watch just about anything Bigfoot related but this just is not worth the time. Also the attitudes of some of the so called “Bigfoot Hunters” and their belief that Bigfoot has to be killed to obtain proof of its existence is not one i am in agreement with.

Nielson’s rating numbers for the show were released from FutonCritic.com for time segments of all day, prime time, and the 10/9 central time slot. For the metric of “all day” the show didn’t even rank in the top 100 cable shows. In the prime time metric the 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty came ranked #35 with 633,000 viewers. For the 10/9 central time slot the show was beat rating wise by quite a few shows including Modern Family, Full House, Bearing Sea Gold, After the first 48 hours, Dead Files and more. Perhaps these number rise as the show moves forward but i would be surprised if that is the case. What is likely pre-scripted drama and more questionable at best Bigfoot research techniques the show seems headed in one direction and it not upward.

Deputy head of the Sheregesh administration Igor Idimeshev said on the Voice of Russia that plans are underway to built a Yeti Park and Museum. It will be built in Shoria in Russia’s Kemerovo region where the existence of Bigfoot or the Yeti has officially been recognized. Dubbed the Siberian Switzerland for its great scenic nature Shoria situated where the Altai and Sayan mountains meet. There have been many sightings of the Yeti there and is called Master of the Taiga by locals. Shoria over the last few years has become a Mecca for Bigfoot research and reports in the region. There has even been a one million ruble award made by Kemerovo Govenor Aman Tuleyev for anyone who can find and bring him a relict hominid.

Researchers from China , United States, Mongolia , Canada, Sweden, and Estonia attended a Yeti conference in Kemerovo in 2011 stated that evidence collected 95% confirmed that the area could indeed be a Yeti habitat. Anatoly Fokin a Russian speleologist has been collecting artifacts and eye witness reports from the area that he believes could prove that the Yeti does indeed exist. Large footprints which are believed to be that of a Yeti were found in one of the area caves known as the Azas Cave. Fokin claims that along with the large footprints were hair samples also believed to be from Bigfoot or Yeti. He says these caves are virtually impossible to get to and if the prints were human it would of been clear right away. He says on the expedition a string of unusual footprints were discovered that he thinks are typical of the Yeti and plaster cast were made of many of them for further research.

The new Yeti park and museum will offer a chance for visitors to see exhibits offering natural proofs of the existence of Bigfoot or Yeti. They will invite scientist from everywhere to help and participate in the museum’s creation. And the location will also be used to host science conferences dedicated to the Yeti and Bigfoot.